The National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, aiming to halt the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and the construction of a new ballroom. The lawsuit, filed on Friday (December 12), claims that the administration failed to submit necessary construction and environmental plans for review by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and Congress.

The nonprofit, which is chartered by Congress to preserve historic U.S. buildings, argues that the construction violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. The group emphasized that no president is legally allowed to demolish parts of the White House or construct new facilities without public input and proper

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